Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Let these tales pass the time as you make your way there... Parsley: "To the Devil and Back" In this lesbian retelling of "Rapunzel," Jumana, daughter to Ruya the wise woman, is magically locked in the attic. Her only hope now is her friend Nilam... Sage: "The Wisdom to Know the Difference" Ms. Sophie lives in the house on the corner. If this were a few hundred years ago, everyone would be calling her a witch. Everyone would be right. Rosemary: "Pray You, Love, Remember" The mortal girl Rosemary was stolen in infancy by the fae. While she loves Underhill,...

Who killed Alfred de Maine, Lord Farnton? Highwaymen on the backroads of Ireland, as his pretty widow Eleanor claims? One of the traveling folk camped near the tiny village of Glenscar, where Eleanor fled in fear that day? A resident of Glenscar itself, trying to protect the village's hidden power? Or did John Marlowe, the horse-breeder son of Glenscar's squire, kill the lord to win the lady? Eleanor knows the truth, but she also knows the value of a secret. Her own greatest desire, to marry John as soon as her six months of mourning are over, will be obtainable only so long as it remains...

Celebrate the holiday spirit with three very different, but very musical, stories from author Anne B. Walsh: "Laeti Triumphantes" Isabel de Maine and Nevan O'Grady find they have similar taste in Christmas carols... what else will they share at Christmas, 1786? From the universe of the Chronicles of Glenscar. "Glorious Song of Old" Eleven-year-old Carol lives on a world where music is forbidden, but that doesn't stop her from wanting it. When a starship set up as a zoo comes to her planet deep in December, she discovers a secret about the creatures on display. The spirit of Christmas prompts...

For this Cinderella, midnight is only the beginning... Avani of Shroca has never danced at a ball, in glass slippers or any other kind. Her world is her bad-tempered cousins' kitchen, and her only pleasure her escapes to the nearby forest, though she must be back by midnight or she risks being found out. One night near the beginning of autumn, she overstays her time, and her world changes. Overnight, Vani is transformed from a cinderwench to a Duke's pampered daughter, courted by the King of Anosir himself. Her only worry now should be the far-off unrest of the kingdom's non-human races. But...

Cat lovers rejoice This collection of speculative shorts from the pen of Anne B. Walsh has something for everyone: "Qui Sola Ambulat" In 1750's England, will Anthea marry for a home, or will she heed a fortune teller's advice and walk the Way of the Cat? "Wreathed About with Peace" Join Carle Farra on the world of Trycanta as he and his feline companion pick flowers for their friends' wedding day. "Music Hath Charms" Elspeth was only trying to search her ship's computer for songs. Instead she found the mysterious, quasi-human Aelur... And many more

Jingle all the way to your favorite reading nook with this fifth holiday collection from fantasy and sci-fi author Anne B. Walsh: Carol of the Bells: When the handbell choir of the starship Wild Rover is reduced to one ringer just before Christmas, can Starsong, princess of Free Sky, find a clever way to handle everything herself and earn back the name she was born with? Ding Dong Merrily on High: The first Winterfest since their friend Parro died has Teo and Analla, children of the cave-bound Hidden Cities, feeling less than joyful. Could surprising others with happiness help heal their...